Monica Atieno and her husband Stephen Ochieng, both now motorcycle taxi drivers, outside their home in Ukwala, Kenya, July 10, 2024. Many "Boda Girls," as they are called, new to a male-dominated profession, have faced public disapproval and harassment, but they have also begun to earn incomes and independence -- accomplishments they once thought impossible. (Tara Todras-Whitehill/The New York Times)